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HOETICULTUEB 



October 2, 1915 



CHICAGO GRAND FLORAL 

 FESTIVAL. 



Recent appointments include com- 

 mittee of ways, means and audit, witii 

 Peter Reinberg as chairman. The 

 other members of this committee so 

 far appointed are C. L. Washburn, 

 Phillip Schupp. George Reinberg, N. J. 

 Wietor, F. Hoerber, A. L. Randall, E. C. 

 Amling. Ed. Meuret, J. H. Kidwell and 

 Emil Beuttner. August Poehlmann 

 has been elected treasurer. The com- 

 mittee on lectures has W. J. Keimel 

 for chairman and it is proposed to 

 arrange for an elaborate series cover- 

 ing subjects of public interest with 

 stereopticon views, this having been 

 one of the taking features at previous 

 Coliseum shows. A. I. Simmons has 

 been appointed chairman of commit- 

 tee on music. August Koch has been 

 appointed chief of the information 

 bureau. H. B. Kennicott as chairman 

 of the press committee is at work with 

 his assistants preparing material tor 

 an elaborate publicity campaign in the 

 local newspapers. Guy W. French, 

 chairman of the Florists' Club special 

 premiums committee reports highly 

 satisfactory results from his first day's 

 canvas. 



Arrangements are under way for an 

 elaborate display of vegetables in 

 which various nearby horticultural or- 

 ganizations such as those of Lake 

 Geneva, Lake Forest, Winnetka, etc., 

 will be the contestants. 



M. Barker, 

 Chairman Pub. Com. 



NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW NEWS. 



Special Prize lists have been offered 

 by Henry A. Dreer and Henry F. 

 Michell Company for the National 

 Flower Show. This is in addition to 

 the regular prizes offered and there 

 will no doubt be several other addi- 

 tional lists in the near future. W. 

 Atlee Burpee & Co., expect to offer a 

 list on sweet peas, but this is not yet 

 made up. 



There was a meeting of the Press 

 and Publicity Committee in Mr. Ther- 

 kildson's office last Thursday after- 

 noon, the 23rd, and the plan for pub- 

 licity was agreed upon. This commit- 

 tee is made up of a representative 

 from each of the Philadelphia papers. 

 By this means they expect to get some 

 extraordinary publicity. 



Poster stamps were agreed upon to 

 be furnished to the several local firms 

 for use in their correspondence prior 

 to the Flower Show, as well as the de- 

 sign for the premium list cover. It 

 was also decided that a design should 

 be worked up for window cards, post- 

 ers and programs, this design to be 

 the same so as to get the cumulative 

 value of keeping one design continu- 

 ally before the public. 



The special prize list by H. A. Dreer, 

 above referred to comprises 23 classes 

 and amounting to about $250. It pro- 

 vides for hardy perennials, H. T. roses, 

 amaryllis, ferns, hyacintlis, tulips, nar- 

 cissi, cornflower, lupines, nemesia, 

 schizanthus. stocks and pansies. These 

 are open to private growers only. 

 Michell's list is also open only to pri- 

 vate gardeners. It comprises no less 

 than 46 gold, silver and lironze medals 

 and cups, for various flowering plants, 

 bulbs, sweet peas and other cut flowers, 

 miniature lawns and gardens, etc., also 

 cash iirizes amounting to nearly $400 



ADIANTUM CROWEANUM, grand 4 in. pot stock, $1.5.00 per 100. 

 ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. bushy, 214 In., .$3.00 per 100; $25.00 per 1000. 

 ASPARAGUS SPKENGERI, strong 3 in. stock, $5.00 per 100. 

 BOUGAINVILLEA, busliv, well trimmed, 4 in. pot plants, $15.00 per 100; 5 in., 



.$25.00 per lOO. 

 BEGONIA, GLORY CINCINNATI and DAVENPORT, good 5 in., $40.00 per 100. 

 DRACAENA TERMINAL.IS, well-colored, 5 in. pot plants, $50.00 per 100. 

 FERN DISH FERNS, strong outdoor grown, 2% in. pot plants, all varieties, 



$3.00 per 100; .$25.00 per 1000. 

 HYDRANGE.4 OTAKS.4 and ALL FRENCH SORTS, 4 in. pot plants, $15.00 per 



100: 5 in. pot plants. $20.00 per 100. Field Grown Specimens, for 8 to 10 



in. tubs, 8 to 12 shoots, $25.00 per 100, both in Otalcsa and Frencb varieties. 



SEND FOB CATAI/OO No. 5 



THE STORRS & HARRISON CO. 



PAINESVILLE NURSERIES, PAINESVILLE, OHIO 



for bulbous exhibits, plant groups, 

 mushrooms, etc., and liberal prizes for 

 an arrangement of bulbous flowers to 

 represent the American Flag in a 

 frame 4 by 6 feet. 



"BRINGING UP FATHER." 



"The Commodore," ( Mr. John West- 

 cott of Philadelphia), is seventy-four, 

 your scribe fifty-four years of age, so 

 the thing looked easy three months 

 ago, and was cheerfully tackled. But 

 as the days roll by, this job of l)ringing 

 up father begins to take on a difterent 

 aspect. 



To our mild admonitions the kid is 

 pert. When we become a little stern, 

 it becomes even impudent. When we 

 really put our foot down, it offers to 

 take its coat off and lick us. 



For instance: Today we had made 

 up our mind to take in the Dreer 

 Dahlia Show at Riverton. So we in- 

 vited the child to Dooner's for lunch 

 at noon, thinking that we could edu- 

 cate him a little in what was going on 

 in the world. Instead of being modest 

 as every young gentleman should be 

 on the bill of fare, he ordered riglit 

 and left and tucked his napkin under 

 his chin with a wolfish grin and the 

 most utter abandon. You can imagine 

 how a thrifty person like ourselves 

 would feel under such circumstances. 

 But we could not say anything, on ac- 

 count of the waiter. 



Well, we finally got to the ferry and 

 there met ambassadors from the Dreer 

 establishment — James Karins and John 

 Ruppert. We greeted them with dig- 

 nity and all would have been well but 

 the kid had to run off on some side 

 issue — some friend at the ticket office 

 who had handed him candy about 

 twenty years ago. Nearly lost train. 



The youngster behaved pretty well 

 until we got to Riverview. We got to 

 the exhibition hall and threaded our 

 way through — then out and in again, 

 among immense crowds — and of course , 

 he had to get lost. 



We finally came up to him hob-nob- | 

 bing with Patrick O'Mara, young i 

 Peter Henderson and Jacob Eisele. We 

 thought we were all right then, but as 

 there were some myriads of automo- 

 biles and other co"nveyances coming 

 and going, he got lost again, and it 

 was only through the generalship of J. 

 Otto Thilow and Emil Michel, (the lat- 

 ter the big chief of the show) tliat we 

 finally caught up with the stray sheep 

 and started in an automobile fur River- 

 ton. 



After a visit to Mr. Ruppert's home 

 at Riverton, all seemed well. But, 

 across the street were the Dreer nur- 

 series again, and we had to take a look 

 through. The first thing here — well, 

 that kid had to go crazy over James 

 Davidson whom he seems to have 

 known in a previous incarnation In 

 Brooklyn N. Y. We had to drag sonny 

 away by main force. 



Then, having only twenty minutes 

 left, we started for the new operations 

 — three buildings for perennials, a new 

 bulb warehouse, a new garage, and 

 several other new things. But on the 

 way who should pop up but James 

 Taplin. Whew! such a gladness! such 

 a handshaking and the minutes fly- 

 ing. However we finally caught the 

 train and got back to Philadelphia safe 

 and sound for which we are truly 

 thankful. 



One of the worst features of this case 

 of bringing up father is that the kid 

 insists on having the last word, will 

 never admit he is wrong, and abso- 

 lutely refuses to apologize. 



We have a sheaf of notes about the 

 best dahlias at this Dreer show, but 

 that will have to wait. Sorrv! 



G. C. W. 



Horticulture Publishing Co., 

 Boston, Mass. 



Gentlemen: It may interest you to 

 know that I never really appreciated 

 the value of Horticulture until last 

 week's number failed to show up. Be- 

 lieve me I made quite a few extra trips 

 to the P. O. without results. I was 

 just in the act of mailing you a letter 

 when I received your notice that an- 

 other dollar is due, or, to be right, past 

 due, which I did not know. Enclosed 

 please find a dollar and please see that 

 I get last week's issue. 



Wishing you unlimited success I re- 

 main 0. B., Penna. 



SOMETHING NEW 



Pelargonium Glorinda 



SHELL PINK. A VERITABLE GEM. 



Won First Prize at Flower Show in New 

 Yorli Last Fall, 



2V2 in. pots, 15c. each ; $1.50 per dozen. 

 4 in. pots, 25c. each; $2.50 per dozen. 



JOHIV JS.. r^JRASEIi 



WELLESLEY. MASS. 



